#130516 - Mid-Level Java Backend Engineer - Platform Services & Integrations

About this role

We are seeking a mid-level Java backend engineer to build and support service logic, data processing, integrations, and platform-reliability capabilities for business-critical workflows. This contract role combines hands-on development with production troubleshooting, monitoring, incident support, and cross-functional collaboration. Enterprise experience strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities - Build, maintain, and improve backend Java services and platform components.

- Develop service logic and data-processing capabilities supporting business-critical workflows. - Contribute to integration-layer services and middleware capabilities. - Partner with technical and operational stakeholders to resolve integration issues. - Diagnose and resolve API and integration failures affecting downstream Salesforce Service Cloud processes. - Participate in a developer production-support rotation and operational review process.

- Triage critical alerts and monitor health indicators for Java services and platform components. - Handle urgent operational work, track open incidents, and document findings. - Keep sprint data and work status current through tickets, standups, and team communication channels. - Follow established engineering and DevOps processes and complete assigned work reliably and on schedule. Must-Have Skills - 3-5 years of relevant experience.

- Hands-on Java development experience. - Backend software engineering experience. - Hands-on API and integration experience. - Production troubleshooting and incident-support experience. - Experience with production monitoring, alert triage, and service or platform health. - Experience diagnosing and resolving API or integration failures. Nice-to-Have Skills - MuleSoft experience, strongly desired. - Salesforce Service Cloud integration experience.

- Enterprise integration or middleware experience. - Message-based or asynchronous integration experience. - Data-processing or data-transformation experience. - CI/CD and DevOps experience. - Experience with monitoring or observability tools. Required Tools & Platforms - Java. - Backend service-development environments. - API and integration environments. - Production monitoring and alerting environments. Location, Time & Engagement - Remote contract opportunity.